The new Conan film has been in development for almost a decade - to put it in perspective, it has been in development for so long Arnold Schwarzenegger was attached to star in it at one point. Over the years the Wachowskis and Robert Rodriguez have been linked to direct the film and the property has moved from Warner Brothers to Nu Image/Millennium Films in the intervening years.
So what's the current status? Nu Image/Millennium Films have now signed a distribution deal with Lionsgate to help bring Robert E. Howard's iconic character back to the big screen. Further, Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer - the gentlemen behind Sahara have been signed to write the screenplay.
Production is scheduled to begin later in the year, and the film apparently has a $100 million budget. An interesting aspect to the article that appeared in Variety is that Avi Lerner, the head of Nu Image/Millennium, is trying to negotiate a deal with the WGA so that they can push the film into production as quickly as possible.
It's interesting news, and I feel that the main reason for the momentum on Conan was the success of 300 at the box office. I really hope that they can make a good film, one that matches the scope and feel of John Milius' 1982 version: Conan The Barbarian.
There's no news yet on who will star, but you can bet that any wrestler or actor with gym membership will be linked to the part.
I'm going to throw open the discussion, who would you like to see star as Conan?
Source: Variety
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